Rogers Family Homestead Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
59 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Rogers Family Homestead Nature Preserve Parking
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Outdoors in East Jordan
East Jordan has 7.6 miles of mapped trails, 2.5 for every square mile of land
153 acres are parks and preserves, 76 per 1,000 residents. 95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of East Jordan’s land is conserved, about 70 acres.
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
70 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
7.6 mi
2.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
153 ac
76 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is East Jordan?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does East Jordan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East Jordan is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of East Jordan’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails2.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land76 acres of park per 1,000 residents (153 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home95% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 92%
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Water is 23% of East Jordan’s area (1 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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The longest trail network is Rogers Family Homestead Nature Preserve, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
East Jordan Tourist Park
Managed by City of East Jordan
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Dressel Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Rogers Family Homestead Nature Preserve Parking
All 8 parks & preserves
Rogers Family Homestead Nature Preserve59 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsCommunity Park36 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsSportsman's Park8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsEast Jordan Tourist Park14 acres · City of East Jordan
DirectionsDressel Nature Preserve10 acres
DirectionsCentennial Skate Park2 acres · City of East Jordan
DirectionsJordan River Sedge Marsh Nature Preserve2 acres
DirectionsMemorial Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
70 conserved acres
4% of East Jordan’s land. Water is left out: East Jordan has 3.0 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages East Jordan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits70 ac
Private Conservation · 70 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Family Homestead Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 58 | Unknown |
| Dressel Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 9 | Closed |
| Jordan River Sedge Marsh Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3 | Unknown |
| Jordan River Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
7 places to go in East Jordan
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in East Jordan
East Jordan Community Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in East Jordan
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in East Jordan
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
First Loop3.0 mi
Second Loop1.3 mi
Inner Loop0.7 mi
Connector0.3 mi
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Baseball
3Soccer
3Tennis
3Basketball
1Skate park
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in East Jordan: May to August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 30 | 40 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in East Jordan →
Questions about parks and trails in East Jordan
Where can I hike in East Jordan?
The longest trail networks: Rogers Family Homestead Nature Preserve, 0.3 miles; Community Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of East Jordan is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Michigan town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on East Jordan’s trails?
Rogers Family Homestead Nature Preserve and Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in East Jordan?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near East Jordan?
5,347 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Jordan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 153 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does East Jordan have?
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from East Jordan neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →